A Bribe of Rs. 65 crore to a middleman in the Rafale fighter deal with India : French online journal Mediapart

Allegations of CBI failing to investigate the matter despite the presence of documents

New Delhi – French plane-maker Dassault paid Rs. 65 crore in bribes to a middleman to help secure the sale of 36 Rafale fighter jets to India. In its latest report, the French online journal Mediapart has claimed and alleged that Indian investigation agency CBI failed to investigate the matter despite the presence of documents.

Exclusive. @mediapart publishes the “bogus invoices” that allowed Dassault to pay at least € 7.5 million to the intermediary Sushen Gupta in Mauritius between 2007 and 2012 to facilitate the sale of Rafale jet fighters to India. #RafalePapers Thread 1/3 https://t.co/jbVmHGIvcB

— Yann Philippin (@yphilippin) November 7, 2021

The report with regards to the Rafale fighter plane deal published in Mediapart forced France to investigate the allegations in July.

Mediapart’s new ‘expose’ on the Rafale deal involves payments that were made during UPA era, not regarding current deal: Detailshttps://t.co/EzgaNkzYzG

— OpIndia.com (@OpIndia_com) November 8, 2021

The report claimed evidence of kickbacks in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale fighter plane deal. The portal has also published the fake receipts of the deal.